ADK Mohican Hikes March-May 2013 APPALACHIA MOU TAI CLUB
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ADK Mohican Hikes March-May 2013 Come join our club on one of our hikes listed on the following pages. No matter what your level of hiking, there is something for everyone. "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while care will drop off like autumn leaves." John Muir APPALACHIA MOUTAI CLUB FOUR THOUSAND FOOTERS Westmoreland Sanctuary is on Chestnut Ridge Road, off Route 172 west of I-684, Exit 4 1 Saturday, March 2 Sleeping Giant, Hamden CT (Joint with WTA) Sunday, March 10 Mountain Lakes Camp, North Salem NY This will be an up and (Joint with WTA) down hike of about 7 miles. With Giant Come on this Masters (all the trails) easy morning program in mind, we hike of about will select our route three hours of depending on who moderate walking signs up and trail on rolling hills in conditions. Carpooling from Merritt Parkway exit 35 an old campsite. park and ride available. Register with Jane Restani We will have at [email protected] by Thursday evening. lunch at Outlook Mountain overlooking Lake Waccabuc. For meeting Sunday, March 3 time and place, call Jean Dolen at 914-948-4585. Hudson Highlands Gateway Park (Joint w/WTA) Saturday, March 16 Saugatuck Trail This is a pleasant 4-5 mile hike with gentle ups and This is a 7-mile trail that downs. Take Bear Mountain straddles the towns of Weston Parkway to Highland Avenue and Redding in Connecticut to Sprout Brook Road and the closely paralleling its namesake, parking lot is on the right the Saugatuck Reservoir. We designated by a sign for the will pass through a variety of Gateway Park. To register, terrain including rock call Carol Harting at 845-669- outcroppings, streams, hemlock 6731. and hardwood forests, and spectacular reservoir views. Contact leader Kathie Saturday, March 9 Laug for meeting time and place at 203-348-3993 Dunderberg Circular in Harriman State Park or [email protected] . (Joint with WTA) Saturday, March 16 7-8 miles, moderate to strenuous. We will take the From Peekskill to Yonkers, Along the Hudson R-D and Timp-Torne trails for plenty of ups and Part 5: Irvington to Yonkers (Joint with WTA) downs and great views all day long. Bring traction devices if conditions warrant. Carpooling available 6-7 miles, easy to moderate, with several short but from North White Plains. Contact leader Catharine steep hills. Contact leader for meeting time. The Raffaele at 914-948-4061 or [email protected]. final hike in our Hudson River series begins with a visit to Scenic Hudson and Matthiessen Parks in Sunday, March 10 Irvington. From there, we’ll head south through Iron Mines Loop #2 (Southwest) Ardsley and into Dobbs Ferry to enjoy lunch at Harriman-Bear Mountain State Parks Waterfront Park. Continuing into Hastings, we explore tiny MacEachron Park and Kinnally Cove, This 8.5-mile moderate loop hike climbs to then take the Rowley’s Bridge Trail into Yonkers. viewpoints from the summit of Black Rock Mountain The hike ends with sweeping views from overlooks and passes the historic Hogencamp, Pine Swamp, above the Hudson in Lenoir Preserve and in Surebridge and Boston Mines. For meeting time Untermyer Park. Our route uses local streets, the and place contact, Pat Johnston at 845-294-3439 Old Croton Aqueduct, and regular trails within or via email at [email protected] . preserves. Use footwear appropriate to the ground conditions as we will be going through some muddy and possibly snow or ice covered areas. Contact leader Eileen West via email at [email protected] . Short shuttle required. Rain or heavy snow cancels. Qualifies for the Westchester 100 (Nos. 8, 84, 85 and 93a). 2 Sunday, March 17 Sunday, March 24 Westchester Sanctuary Ramble (Joint/WTA) A Different Way Up Taurus (Joint with WTA) 7.6 miles, moderate. Visit the diverse habitats at This 8-mile, moderate the Hunt-Parker and Mount Holly sanctuaries. Meet to strenuous circular at the parking area at 10:15 a.m. at the Hunt-Parker hike ascends Mt. Sanctuary entrance on Todd Road. Take I-684 to Taurus from Exit 6 and turn east onto Route 35. Turn left onto Nelsonville on a route Route 22 north toward Goldens Bridge. Take the which includes the 4th right onto Todd Road. After about a ½ mile, the Lone Star, Washburn, road surface changes to pavement. To the right is a Undercliff and other large sign for the Hunt-Parker Sanctuary and trails. Great views along the way. For information parking. If you want to be picked up at the Katonah and to register, contact leader Debbie Farrell at station at 9:55 a.m., please call the leaders by the [email protected] or 914-282-9942. evening before. Leaders: Jane and Walt Daniels, [email protected] or 914-245-1250. Qualifies for Sunday, March 24 the Westchester 100 (Nos. 32 and 37). Pound Ridge Reservation Saturday, March 23 Come on this three hour hike in this wonderful park Manitoga to Camp Smith (Joint with WTA) with so many trails to choose from. Since there is a parking fee, we can meet to carpool in Cross River. Moderately Contact Joel Engelbrektson at 914-769-2198 for strenuous hike details about the meeting time and place. of about 8 miles with lots of ups Saturday, March 30 and downs. We Woods, Water and History Hike (Joint w/WTA) will climb through the Manitoga Nature Preserve on Rte 9D to the Appalachian Trail and follow the trail south to where it descends to Rte 9D not long before we reach Anthony's Nose. After we leave the AT, we will travel on the blue trail that will take us to the old toll house on Rte 202/6. Weather permitting, there will be great views into the Hudson valley starting near Anthony's Nose. Everyone must be willing to participate in the shuttle between the beginning and the end point of the hike. Steady or heavy rain cancels. For more details and to register, please 7 miles, moderate. We will hike to the ruins of the contact leader Margaret Freifeld at Orak estate in Harriman Park and pause for a very [email protected] or 914-666-0710. Please, brief history. Then it's on to the Jackie Jones Mt. no calls after 9 p.m. fire tower, followed by Big Hill and Ladentown Mt. As we return, we'll stop by all three of the Saturday, March 23 reservoirs. This is a hike with beautiful panoramic Angle Fly Preserve in Somers, NY views, bodies of water, and follows a part of the (Joint with WTA) pretty Horse Chock Brook. A short side trip to see a lost mine is also possible. We will meet at 9:30 a.m. Come hike and explore more trails in this preserve. For meeting location and information, contact The network of trails now extend roughly 10 miles leader Mark Jelléy at 914-261-0987 or and spans the entire preserve property from Reiss [email protected]. Park in the north to Route 35 in the south. It will be an easy to moderate hike of 5-7 miles. Bring lunch and water. To register, call leader Jane Smalley at 914-276-0413 or e-mail [email protected] . 3 Sunday, March 31 appetite for our Spring dinner! Meet leader at the Hubbard-Perkins-Jordan Pond (Joint with WTA) main Teatown parking lot (see www.teatown.org for map and driving directions) at 9:15 a.m. If you A pretty 6.5 mile, easy-moderate prefer a later start, you can catch up to the group at hike in Fahnestock Park along mile 3.0 as we pass by the intersection of the woods roads and trails with views Lakeside and Northwest trails at the north end of of three ponds. Only 300 feet of vertical rise. Teatown Lake (we should be there at 10:45 a.m.). Carpooling available from North White Plains. If you To register, contact leader Eileen West via email at prefer to meet at the trailhead instead of NWP, [email protected] . Rain may cancel all or contact leader Herb Hochberg 914-723-6566 part of the hike. Qualifies for the Westchester 100 [email protected]. (No. 62). Tuesday, April 2 @ 4 p.m. Sunday, April 7 Mohican Walkers (Joint with WTA) Rockefeller State Park Fran and Bella will be continuing their popular Come on this easy morning hike with lots of trails to weekday rambles in the preserves described in choose from. Our leader is the expert on this park and Jane and Walt Daniel’s Walkable Westchester. can answer any questions regarding the trails and its Each easy-to-moderate walk will last between history. With 180 recorded species of birds and its IBA 1-1 ½ hours and will be posted on our club’s yahoo (Important Bird Area) designation by the National groups, or you may contact Fran Resch at 914-255- Audubon Society, the Preserve is a must visit area for 7742 or email at [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. birders. For meeting time and place, call Jean Dolen at the Monday before each walk. 914-948-4585. Saturday, April 6 Tuesday, April 9 @ 4 p.m. Harriman Hike (Joint with WTA) Mohican Walkers (Joint with WTA) This 8-10 mile, moderate-to-strenuous circular hike Fran and Bella will be continuing their popular begins and ends on the T-M-I taking several trails weekday rambles in the preserves described in in between.